Arvind Kejriwal Faces Police Case In Haryana Day Before Delhi Goes To Polls 

A police case has been filed against former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a day before Delhi goes to polls, over his allegations that Haryana is poisoning the waters of Yamuna.  The case, filed in Haryana, accuses the Aam Aadmi Party chief under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. 

The allegations include inciting riot, promotion of hatred, falsely accusing someone of crime with intent to cause harm and committing deliberate and malicious acts that insult the religious feelings of citizens.

Mr Kejriwal’s remarks, made last week in the run-up to the election, has triggered a huge political row and the matter has even reached the Election Commission.

The BJP, AAP and the Congress have each dared the other to drink the water and Mr Kejriwal has even extended the challenge to the Election Commission, drawing a strong reprimand.

In response to the poll body’s demand for hard evidence of his claim against Haryana, Mr Kejriwal had written back, “We have four bottles… will send to each one of them… please drink and show us. Then we will believe”.

In his first response to the Commission, Mr Kejriwal had cited a letter from the Delhi Jal Board that said the ammonia levels in the Yamuna had reached critical levels, and that it was “extremely poisonous for human health”.

The Commission, while acknowledging the ammonia levels, said the former Delhi Chief Minister was “entirely silent… on your widely circulated… statement of ‘poisoning of Yamuna by Government of Haryana with intention to cause genocide in Delhi’ (and) equating it with an act of war between two nations”.